did you still lose after one year?

my one year was in dec. did anybody lose at least 30 after reaching one year?

Hi there. I am still losing. I am 18 months out. Had surgery 06/01/05 and have lost 20 pounds since my 1 year anniversary. I am working on losing another 25 - 50 this year. - Beth

This is a question that has been on y mind for sometime. I had surgery 6/7/05 and want to loose more (25 lbs) and was not sure if you could continue to, loose or not. I'm glad to hear you can. Tina

In the first year I lost 139 pounds I have lost a total of 170 it got very hard for me to lose after month 8 but it doesn come off if I work at it.. I am still working Good luck

Yes, I lost 107 by my 1 year and now down 137 and I'm 19+ months out (and I'm at goal I might add!). It seems slower but if you look at % of weight you need to lose, I actually "lost" more after my 1 year. My % of weight I needed to lose each month stayed in the double digits several of those months. I did go thru a long stall when I was a year out and then I started losing again when I was about 16 months out.

I gained some then lost it again after 2 years!!!So yes, your tool will work even after a year. I lost 20 pounds after I hit the 1 year mark. I know people that continued loosing after the 2 and 3 year mark.

i am so glad to hear that people still lose after the 1 year mark. my surgery was 6/2005 and i've been stuck at 80 pounds. i'm depressed and discouraged. i need to lose at least 70 more pounds but i feel that the honeymoon is over and i'm stuck forever. i am also terrified that i have stretched the stoma. i had never even heard of that thing until oct. 2006 well over a year after my surgery. i feel hopeless.

Dont feel hopeless. You're going to reach a plateau but that just means that you have to kickstart your metabolism. I am out about 13 months and i was stuck at 185 (coming from 337) for a month and i felt quite the same way you do, but i went back to following the rules of the pouch, water loading, no eating two hours b4 bedtime, protein first, low carb with multigrain being a big source of my carb vs. white refined carbs, etc. Also your body gets used to the same workout routine so switch it up, if you always do the treadmill for 1/2 hour do the elliptical for 45 minutes, etc, add some weights to your workout. I promise you it works. I just came off my plateau and i am now at 177 my goal is 150 and i know i can do it by April. So be strong dont despair.. your metabolism just needs a wake up call.

I am over 2 years post op and I am still loosing weight. --Slowly, but surely!! The first year I lost 122 pounds. The second year I lost a total of 154 pounds. --So far this third year (which started in July) I have lost 6 pounds. I need to lose about 23 more to reach goal.

I've lost about 9 lbs since I crossed my one year mark in September. I'm still about 25 lbs from my goal range, and my weight loss has slowed considerably, but it still happening. I admit to slacking off greatly on my exercise during the holidays so I plan to hit the gym tonight on my way home. --BT